One Night at McCool's 2001

Ebert & Roeper: Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: The late Stan Seidel's script is overly talky and under-inspired. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: With its distinctive voice, the irreverent comedy makes the unsavory seem tasty. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Sloppy and inconsequential, like a keg party in a parentless home. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: It's grabbing you by the lapels and screaming, 'Laugh!' Read more

John Zebrowski, Seattle Times: The actors make the most of a predictable story line, and almost without exception the jokes are funny. Read more

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A case of having your cheesecake and eating it, too. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: [The filmmakers are] more concerned with marketing strategies and with seeming hip than in making a comedy with integrity. Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: Plot-heavy, but about as involving as a stick of gum. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: A self-conscious exercise in dead hipness. Read more

Entertainment Weekly: More than just dumb, the picture is embarrassingly dorky. Read more

Globe and Mail: Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Straining for a sense that a good time was had by all. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It is so busy with its crosscut structure and its interlocking stories that it never really gives us anyone to identify with. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Neither Zwart nor Seidel can really enter into the lubricious, dirty-minded spirit the movie should have. Read more

Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle: Feels like a needless, thankless, charmless shout-out to the '80s rock video. Read more

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Andy Seiler, USA Today: Even when the film makes no sense, it's still an enjoyably off-beat exercise. Read more

Dennis Lim, Village Voice: Oblivious to its own towering obsolescence. Read more

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: Fun, if you're inclined toward cynicism, contempt, nihilism and cool stuff like that. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Zwart has a real flair for farce. Read more